( conjectural )
22 Apr. 1790
Original paper slip text:[ca. 22 April 1790]
Dialogues of the dead ("Charlemain Frederick Rousseau Otis")
7 p.
JA—Essays and Addresses (non-official)
- [Notation by JA, 24 Nov. 1813, on p. 7]
- Redated from [post 17 April 1790] to [ca. 22 April 1790] based on internal evidence. - SEG/RB, 3/26/19
- Franklin's death was first reported in NY newspapers on 22 April 1790.
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